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Coffee
Low concern
Coffee is a whole-food-derived beverage. Caffeine content can disturb sleep, raise heart rate/blood pressure acutely, and is generally not recommended for children or in pregnancy at high doses (>200 mg/day).
Found in
4,722 products
What it is
Brewed beverage made from roasted seeds of Coffea arabica or Coffea canephora.
Beverage and flavoring; source of caffeine.
Why it's flagged
- caffeine content
- pregnancy and pediatric caution
What regulators actually say
"For healthy adults, the FDA has cited 400 milligrams a day—that's about four or five cups of coffee—as an amount not generally associated with dangerous, negative effects."
Regulatory status
United States — FDA
Conventional food/beverage; caffeine GRAS in cola-type beverages (21 CFR 182.1180)
European Union — EFSA
Authorized food/beverage; EFSA opinion on caffeine safety (2015)
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